A question I'm often asked is why do I keep travelling to the same countries multiple times?
Having travelled a lot, I already know which countries are enjoyable to visit and which aren't.
Travel doesn't have to be like Pokemon where you gotta catch 'em all, visiting all 196 or however many countries there are. Half of those countries seem like they'd be either a hellish nightmare or mind numbingly boring to travel in.
Flight tickets, hotel bookings, addresses, maps, confirmation numbers, train / bus timetables.
At some point, your phone will lose signal, Wi-Fi will be terrible, or your app just won’t load... usually right when you’re standing at an airport desk or outside a hotel at midnight.
And bonus points for having a paper backup. Phones die. Paper doesn’t.
Having the name and address of your hotel on a piece of paper, written in the local language, is super useful to hand to a taxi driver.
Travel tip: When your flight’s delayed or your hotel messes up, be nice to the staff.
The person in front of you didn’t cause the problem, but they are the person who can potentially help fix it.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen people yelling at airline desks or hotel receptions. Ask yourself: if you were in their shoes, would you go out of your way to help someone that’s screaming at you like you?
Being angry won’t fix your issue, but being decent might.
Wishing all my followers a happy and peaceful winter season during this Christmas and New Year. 🎅🏻🎄❄️
I'm currently travelling through some countries in Northern Europe, where I'm enjoying very short days exploring in the snow, and very long nights in my hotel drinking hot chocolate and getting through my backlog of books, movies and video games.
I'll be giving the camera a rest for this trip, so I'll see you guys again at some point in 2026 when I'm in a country that's a bit more interesting for YouTube.
Travel tip: When you visit a country with a different currency, always decline the Dynamic Currency Conversion at ATMs and when paying for goods and services with your credit or debit card.
They act like they’re doing you a favour by charging you in your own currency instead of theirs, but that rate is about 15% higher than the real exchange rate. It’s a massive scam.
Better to always be charged in the local currency of the country you’re visiting, and let your own bank back home do the conversion. Most traditional banks have a rate that’s about 3% higher than the true inter-bank exchange rate, but with some of the new fintech banks it’s 0% - 1%.
Travel tip: If you’ve booked a hotel on a refundable basis, keep checking the price up until your check-in date (or refund cutoff date). If you see your dates are cheaper, simply cancel and re-book.
Hotels have dynamic pricing and the room rates can go up or down from day to day, based on what they think demand is going to be.
You can even do this when booking with your loyalty points, as these rates are also priced dynamically these days.
One of my favourite things about traveling in Japan is that the vast majority of convenience stores have toilets. Super useful when you're exploring far from your hotel and have been consuming tons of beverages.
I've been stuck in that situation before in other countries, and my plan if searching "toilet" on Google Maps doesn't have any results, is to find a nearby McDonalds, Starbucks or something similar and use their bog. Normally you'll having to buy something small to get the PIN code (or a barcode on your receipt) to access it though.
The konbinis in Japan don't seem to mind if you buy anything or not. Toilets are seen as a public necessity and Japan are very big on civic values. People and businesses look after each other.
I could make a long list of reasons why visiting Japan is so awesome, but number 1 is it’s one of the few countries in Asia where I can eat absolutely anything and not get food poisoning.
Dale Philip
If you're so morbidly obese that you're spilling over the armrest, you should have to buy that extra seat instead of making another human suffer. ✈️
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Dale Philip
A question I'm often asked is why do I keep travelling to the same countries multiple times?
Having travelled a lot, I already know which countries are enjoyable to visit and which aren't.
Travel doesn't have to be like Pokemon where you gotta catch 'em all, visiting all 196 or however many countries there are. Half of those countries seem like they'd be either a hellish nightmare or mind numbingly boring to travel in.
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Dale Philip
Travel tip: Screenshot everything.
Flight tickets, hotel bookings, addresses, maps, confirmation numbers, train / bus timetables.
At some point, your phone will lose signal, Wi-Fi will be terrible, or your app just won’t load... usually right when you’re standing at an airport desk or outside a hotel at midnight.
And bonus points for having a paper backup. Phones die. Paper doesn’t.
Having the name and address of your hotel on a piece of paper, written in the local language, is super useful to hand to a taxi driver.
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Dale Philip
Travel tip: When your flight’s delayed or your hotel messes up, be nice to the staff.
The person in front of you didn’t cause the problem, but they are the person who can potentially help fix it.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen people yelling at airline desks or hotel receptions. Ask yourself: if you were in their shoes, would you go out of your way to help someone that’s screaming at you like you?
Being angry won’t fix your issue, but being decent might.
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Dale Philip
Wishing all my followers a happy and peaceful winter season during this Christmas and New Year. 🎅🏻🎄❄️
I'm currently travelling through some countries in Northern Europe, where I'm enjoying very short days exploring in the snow, and very long nights in my hotel drinking hot chocolate and getting through my backlog of books, movies and video games.
I'll be giving the camera a rest for this trip, so I'll see you guys again at some point in 2026 when I'm in a country that's a bit more interesting for YouTube.
Enjoy the holidays everyone!
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Dale Philip
Travel tip: When you visit a country with a different currency, always decline the Dynamic Currency Conversion at ATMs and when paying for goods and services with your credit or debit card.
They act like they’re doing you a favour by charging you in your own currency instead of theirs, but that rate is about 15% higher than the real exchange rate. It’s a massive scam.
Better to always be charged in the local currency of the country you’re visiting, and let your own bank back home do the conversion. Most traditional banks have a rate that’s about 3% higher than the true inter-bank exchange rate, but with some of the new fintech banks it’s 0% - 1%.
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Dale Philip
Travel tip: If you’ve booked a hotel on a refundable basis, keep checking the price up until your check-in date (or refund cutoff date). If you see your dates are cheaper, simply cancel and re-book.
Hotels have dynamic pricing and the room rates can go up or down from day to day, based on what they think demand is going to be.
You can even do this when booking with your loyalty points, as these rates are also priced dynamically these days.
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Dale Philip
One of my favourite things about traveling in Japan is that the vast majority of convenience stores have toilets. Super useful when you're exploring far from your hotel and have been consuming tons of beverages.
I've been stuck in that situation before in other countries, and my plan if searching "toilet" on Google Maps doesn't have any results, is to find a nearby McDonalds, Starbucks or something similar and use their bog. Normally you'll having to buy something small to get the PIN code (or a barcode on your receipt) to access it though.
The konbinis in Japan don't seem to mind if you buy anything or not. Toilets are seen as a public necessity and Japan are very big on civic values. People and businesses look after each other.
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Dale Philip
The fancy heated Japanese toilet in my hotel plays bird sounds when I sit down, so now I feel like I’m pooping in a David Attenborough documentary.
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Dale Philip
I could make a long list of reasons why visiting Japan is so awesome, but number 1 is it’s one of the few countries in Asia where I can eat absolutely anything and not get food poisoning.
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